Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for children learning English as a foreign or second language.

The emperor is old, and wants to choose a newemperor. He gives seeds to lots of boys. Who will grow a plant and be the new emperor?

This Activity Book accompanies the Reader. It provides practice of key language structures and vocabulary, while developing a range of skills- singing, spelling and writing, reading, speaking, and listening.

Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language. Recommended for children aged 4+, the eight levels of Readers and Activity Books follow the CEFR framework (Pre-A1 to A2+) and include language activities that help develop key skills and provide preparation for the Cambridge English- Young Learners (YLE) exams.

This Level 1 Activity Book is Pre-A1 in the CEFR framework and supports YLE Starters exams. The activities encourage children to practice short sentences containing a maximum of two clauses, using the present tense and some simple adjectives.